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• He posted a meme that went viral within a few hours on social media.From the entry meme
• Not much virus was detectable on a nucleic acid test; the viral load was very low.From the entry virus
• After the painting was defaced a decade ago, it went viral and has been a tourist attraction ever since.From the entry deface
• He got fired after his hate-filled rant went viral.From the entry hate-filled
• The so-called Triangle of Death has been making headlines thanks to viral TikToks.2026 January 21, “Popping Pimples in the 'Triangle of Death'”, in Henry Ford Health, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2026. From the entry triangle of death
• That viral storm over my takes on anti-white radicals and patterns in history?2025 July 8, Grok, “Grok on X”, in X, the Everything App, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025. From the entry MechaHitler
• Elevated cytokine levels in chronic viral infections are attributed to a number of stimuli.2023 June 29, Elizabeth S. Mayne, Jaya A. George, Susan Louw, “Assessing Biomarkers in Viral Infection”, in Application of Omic Techniques…. From the entry low-grade
• The viral Twitter meme of Elon Musk faceswapped into The Rock was made with Reface.2023 February 21, Elena Siniscalco, “The liar’s dividend of deepfake tech means we don’t trust what we can see”, in City A.M., number…. From the entry faceswap
• The barrelmancer strategy went viral on Reddit and X (née Twitter) last week.2023 August 23, Nicole Clark, The best ‘class’ in Baldur’s Gate 3 is ‘barrelmancer’, Polygon. From the entry barrelmancer
• A viral video captured the moment a crocodile did an "elevator butt" just like domestic house cats.2022 April 25, Robyn White, “Crocodile Does Elevator Butt Just Like Cat in Viral Video”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 25 Apr…. From the entry elevator butt
• A neighbor filmed her cries and uploaded it to the Internet, where it went viral.2020 February 9, Gerry Shih, “Coronavirus deaths climb as China corrals sick in quarantine facilities in outbreak epicenter”, in The…. From the entry go viral
• On Chinese social media, holed-up Wuhanites showed how they were coping in videos that quickly went viral.2020 January 28, “Concern — and boredom — mount for those trapped at the center of the coronavirus outbreak”, in The Washington Post. From the entry Wuhanite
• While everyone practiced safe social distancing at home, the Crush team contracted a new viral trend: CAREMONGERING!2020 spring/summer, Crush Magazine, page 19. From the entry caremongering
• Viral RNA distribution and accumulation was estimated by hybridization and densitogram analysis as described above.2015 October 24, “Grafting on a Non-Transgenic Tolerant Tomato Variety Confers Resistance to the Infection of a Sw5 -Breaking Strain of…. From the entry densitogram
• People live to be seen, sometimes even “faking life” in hopes that their “pseudolife” goes viral.2015, Ramani Durvasula, Should I Stay or Should I Go?. From the entry pseudolife
• Rick Astley's viral music video has been removed from YouTube, leaving hundreds of so-called 'rickrollers' broken-hearted.2014 July 21, Jess Denham, “Original Rick Astley 'rickrolling' video removed from YouTube”, in The Independent. From the entry rickroller
• Hepatitises B and C are the most important chronic viral infections of humans.2013, Teri Shors, Understanding Viruses, 2nd edition. From the entry hepatitis
• The only well described viral enterocolitis in horses is rotaviral diarrhea in foals.2009, Nathaniel A. White, Equine Acute Abdomen, page 359. From the entry rotaviral
• A famous example of viral marketing is the rapid spread of Hotmail as a free email service.2006, Oded Maimon, Lior Rokach, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Handbook, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 424. From the entry viral marketing
• First, any international traveler knows that many pathogenic microbes, both viral and bacterial, have distinct biogeographies.2004, Brian P. Hedlund, James T. Staley, “Microbial Endemism and Biogeography”, in Alan T. Bull, editor, Microbial Diversity and…. From the entry biogeography
• One of the most promising viral vector systems is based on the adeno-associated virus (AAV).2003, Curtis A. Machida, Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy: Methods and Protocols, page 201. From the entry adeno-associated virus
• The viral theory of origin accounts for the protean manifestations of the condition.1954 February 15, Henry E. Michelson, “The Syndrome of Lupus Erythematosus”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.…. From the entry protean
• As for the end of Stranger Things, Matarazzo is now offering his thoughts on the viral fan theory, “Conformity Gate.”2026 April 14, Brian Davids, “Gaten Matarazzo Talks Eleven’s Fate and ‘Pizza Movie’ Dialing Back Its ‘Stranger Things’ References”, in The…. From the entry Conformity Gate
• Viral YouTuber and grandmother Shirley Curry, better known as ‘Skyrim Grandma’ is finally playing another Bethesda RPG after nine years.2025 June 2, Michael Gwilliam, “89-year-old Skyrim Grandma switches to another RPG after 9 years”, in Dexerto. From the entry grandmother
• “It’s where cultural identity and cheap viral consumerism intersect,” D.2025 September 14, Alexander Nazaryan, quoting D. Andrew Price, “‘Freedom’ Shirt Becomes a Meme and an Instant Commodity”, in The New York…. From the entry consumerism
• A Lingít master weaver is using viral monster dolls called Labubus to bring attention to Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving.2025 September 25, Yvonne Krumrey, “Ravenstail Labubus bring attention to Indigenous weaving”, in Anchorage Daily News. From the entry Lingít
• The news sparked heated discussions about police brutality, especially after an old video of Imanov kicking a protester went viral.2025 September 30, Aytan Farhadova, “Death of police officer sparks conversation on police violence in Azerbaijan”, in OC Media, archived…. From the entry Imanov
• MAHA went viral across social media and led to an explosion of questionable claims regarding health and wellness.2024 August 26, Mikael Thalen, “MAGA turns to roadkill-eating anti-vaxer with a brain worm to ‘Make America Healthy Again’”, in The Daily…. From the entry questionable
• Letterboxd, armed with the tri-colour microphone which has become their viral go-to, recently attended the red carpet of the BAFTAs.2024 February 29, Jack King, “Why everyone you know is suddenly a Letterboxd head”, in GQ. From the entry fangirl
• Genomic analysis revealed similar viral fitness for Alpha and Iota variants in the Bronx compared to nationwide data.2024, Ryan Forster, Anthony Griffen, Johanna Daily, Libusha Kelly, “Community level variability in Bronx COVID-19 hospitalizations…. From the entry Iota variant
• The viral musical parody superstars changed the lyrics of Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" to reflect parental angst about "Maycember."2024 May 31, Rosie Colosi, “Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager Find 'Maycember' Stressful As Parents”, in Today.com, archived from the original…. From the entry Maycember
• In HIV infection, chronic activation has been linked to ongoing low-grade viral replication, presence of opportunistic infections, and microbial translocation.2023 June 29, Elizabeth S. Mayne, Jaya A. George, Susan Louw, “Assessing Biomarkers in Viral Infection”, in Application of Omic Techniques…. From the entry low-grade
• But there may be value in videos going viral, outside of making money and an opportunity to scold ghosters.2023 March 1, Rachel Ellison, “Bad Dates Turn Out to Be Excellent on TikTok”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Mar…. From the entry ghoster
• When one of BuzzFeed’s famous quizzes went buggy and complaints went viral, Facebook—now more BuzzFeedy than BuzzFeed—liked what it saw.2023 May 3, Nathan Heller, “BuzzFeed, Gawker, and the Casualties of the Traffic Wars”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast…. From the entry BuzzFeedy
• There's no telling what the next big thing will be, but one thing is certain: viral phrases are here to stay.2022 May 6, Cody Raschella, “What does 'Sussy Baka' mean and where did it originate?”, in We Got This Covered, archived from the original…. From the entry sussy baka
• Every so often, a viral GymTok clip would make the rounds on the platform – and sometimes it's ugly.2022 March 18, Becca Monaghan, “'This one absolutely disgusted me:' Man puts gym influencer on blast”, in Indy100, archived from the…. From the entry GymTok
• After a bit of back-and-forth, the man suddenly shouts “Deez nuts!”, and since then, it’s become a viral joke.2021 May 8, “TikTok: What are 'Deez Nuts' Jokes?”, in HITC, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2022. From the entry deez nuts

Meaning of viral

1. adjective Of or relating to a biological virus.
2. adjective Caused by a virus.
3. adjective Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.

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Questions about viral in a sentence

How do you use viral in a sentence?

Viral is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “He posted a meme that went viral within a few hours on social media.”

What is a short sentence with viral?

“He got fired after his hate-filled rant went viral.”

What does viral mean?

Viral means of or relating to a biological virus.